National School of Drama

National School of Drama
Type	Public
Established	1959
Parent institution	Sangeet Natak Akademi
Chairperson	Paresh Rawal
Director	Chittaranjan Tripathy
Location	New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India; 28°37′30.17″N 77°14′2.72″E / 28.6250472°N 77.2340889°E
Website	www.nsd.gov.in

National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school in 1975.^[1] In 2005, it was granted deemed university status, but in 2011 it was revoked.^[2] Paresh Rawal is the current Chairperson & Chittaranjan Tripathy^[3] currently serves as Director of National School of Drama (NSD).

^ Training – National School of DramaThe Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, by Gabrielle H. Cody, Evert Sprinchorn. Columbia University Press, 2007. ISBN 0-231-14422-9. Page 766.
^ "PMO wants deemed varsity tag for NSD, institute disagrees". 8 August 2016.
^ "Odia Actor Chittaranjan Tripathy New NSD Director". 7 October 2023.